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on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46452
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Capacity building | Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group provided initial review of the training module on transboundary protected areas, developed by IUCN Environmental Law Centre and WCEL. We were informed there would be a further process to update the current training module, with the involvement of IUCN ECARO, which would feed into the implementation of WCC Res 035, in particular item 1, i.e. providing support for transboundary conservation initiatives th | _none | Full activity report | |
| Convene stakeholders/Networking | Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group has been discussing the potential involvement in the Biosphere.Center initiative, developed by Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany, and Michael Succow Foundation, and supported by Europarc Germany. This initiative is in its early stages and its goals is to act as a knowledge hub for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, including the transboundary ones. By providing support for this initiati | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group has been supporting cooperation and exchange of knowledge and best practices between scientists, protected area managers, civil society, academia and other network members by enabling communication platform for its network and preparing a widely distributed e-bulletin TB eNEWS. This continuous action directly feeds into the implementation of item 7 of WCC Res 035. | On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
| IUCN Members | IUCN Commissions | IUCN Secretariat | Other non-IUCN related organisations |
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Korea National Park Service ( Republic of Korea )
IUCN Commissions
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
FB17E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
UNEP- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The main activity regarding this resolutions is being supported by the IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Transboundary Conservation, which is maintaining an effective network of experts and contributing to improved scientific and technical knowledge regarding transboundary cooperation. The SG has also contributed towards developing project proposals for funding and for partnership. The Korea National Park Service has seconded a staff member to work in the Asia Regional Office, to support the Asia Protected Area Partnership, and also activities regarding the implementation of this resolution. The SG has also managed to find resources to resume publication of a very good newsletter. IUCN, working with the CBD Secretariat has secured the ongoing work of the Biodiversity and Peace Initiative that includes a focus on transboundary cooperation.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
The major obstacle is to obtain funding to undertake some of the more time-intensive tasks.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
The major task to is establish a means to record all of the transboundary conservation areas in the World Database on Protected Areas
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced